Chapel St Leonards Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.21° N 0.35° E

Chapel St Leonards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapel St Leonards sea temperature is
19.5° C
3.5° 

Chapel St Leonards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Chapel St Leonards today (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapel St Leonards at 5AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (12 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

Table - waves today at Chapel St Leonards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.4
E
4
0.9
E
4
1.1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.1
N
9
0.2
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.4
N
4
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
24
24
22
25
54
61
40
22
11
4
4
6
28
52
35
16
1
1
3
4
9
7
7
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:06AM5.30m
6:43PM5.28m
6:52AM5.64m
7:29PM5.43m
7:35AM5.86m
8:11PM5.46m
Low Tide
00:16AM0.93m
12:43PM0.26m
1:01AM0.71m
1:28PM-0.08m
1:42AM0.58m
2:09PM-0.23m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:33
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:32
8:30
8:29
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
20
24
25
27
25
24
23
22
25
27
29
33
30
26
23
20
23
23
22
20
20
Feels °C
13
14
14
17
20
20
22
20
19
21
21
23
24
25
31
25
22
20
17
21
20
21
18
19
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